X-chocks
I have a 30' Jayco Jay flight. This is our first travel trailer. I recently leveled our trailer and when disconnected from my truck it rolled back about 2" and partially crushed my plastic wheel choc...
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dsotmoon wrote:
Maybe i'm doing it wrong but i level side to side, use standard wheel chocks, one behind the back wheel/back axle and one in front of the front wheel/front axle...
That works as long as the site is close to level. Otherwise, the unchocked wheels will roll and the trailer will twist sideways and pivot on the chocked wheels. This happened in my pop up days.
There's one more thing to allow for: the wheels settling into the chock which can cause the TT to move an inch or two, putting your tongue jack in a bind.
If the site has a grade enough so that rolling when unhooked is a possibility, we pound the chocks under both right and left downhill tires with a mallet, then put the tow vehicle into gear and gently seat the wheels onto the downhill chocks. While the TV is exerting slight pressure, DW pounds chocks on both uphill tires. I put the TV in neutral, allowing the trailer to settle between the chocks before unhitching. My X-chocks are for stabilizing only (as per the manual), so we use four wedge chocks to prevent Rocky from rolling.
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